New York Collective of Radical Educators

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012

Tucson Freedom Summer

NYCoRE stands in solidarity with the Tucson Freedom Summer

Content below copied from:

http://tucsonfreedomsummer.com/FREEDOM_SUMMER/FREEDOM_SUMMER.html

TUCSON, AZ.

– This summer Tucson is Ground Zero for the Chicana/o movement. For the past two years Raza and their Allies in Tucson have been fighting the power structure in Arizona battling to Save Mexican American Studies and Ethnic Studies! In the month of July a broad coalition of local and national organizations are calling on organizers, artists and activists from around the country to converge on Tucson as we advance the struggle for human rights in Arizona.
In July activists groups on the ground in Arizona are expecting rulings on SB 1070 the racial profiling law as well as HB 2281 the law that specifically targeted the destruction of Tucson Unified School District Mexican American Studies program by eliminating millions of dollars of state funding. This six year struggle came to a head in January of this year when the TUSD school board voted to honor Arizona HB 2281 by ending the Mexican American Studies program and then quickly followed this terrible decision by banning over 50 titles from use by Mexican American students!

During Tucson Freedom Summer there will be daily activities for volunteers including but not limited to: canvassing for November school board elections, community education, updating websites, working social media, ceremonias, Danza Azteca, fundraising, direct action along with working and assisting artists, teachers and poets in the popular education of participants and Tucson residents.

Save Ethnics Studies wants to invite organizers, artists and activists to come as individuals, collectives and work groups. To help with travel expenses we are arranging housing in Tucson and all requests will be handled on first come first serve basis.

WHY A FREEDOM SUMMER IN TUCSON?

The Tucson Chicana/o-Mexicana/o-Latina/o and Progressive communities have fought valiantly these past two years against racism, cultural bigotry and the anti-intellectualism so pervasive in the power structure of Arizona and around the country. Tucson Freedom Summer is above all a non-violent convergence in the tradition of militant direct action that will bring the best of social justice agitation with it. As such participants will be expected to go through training on non-violence and issues specific to the struggle in Tucson. Participants will be expected to identify themselves as Freedom Summer members and will be expected to follow the rules of Tucson Freedom Summer.

For more go to: http://tucsonfreedomsummer.com/FREEDOM_SUMMER/FREEDOM_SUMMER.html

June 16, 2012

Father’s Day: March w/NYCoRE @ End Stop & Frisk: Silent March Against Racial Profiling

Spend part of your Father’s Day with NYCoRE and NYCoRE’s People of Color Working Group at the:

End Stop & Frisk: Silent March Against Racial Profiling

Sunday, June 17th (March steps off at 3pm)

We will meet at 110th & Lennox at 2:30 pm

For question please email: edwin@nycore.org

If you are having trouble finding us please call Edwin at 917.400.6255 or Rita 240.506.0786

We hope to see you there.

In solidarity,

NYCoRE and NYCoRE People of Color Work Group

Some Facts about Stop and Frisk (from NYCLU as posted by NAACP)

In 2011, NYPD officers conducted 685,724 street stops, a more than 600 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg’s first year in office when officers conducted 97,000 stops. More than 4 million people have been stopped under this administration.
The massive spike in street interrogations has done little to remove firearms from the streets, the ostensible reason behind the stop- and-frisk regime. Instead, the wholesale violation of civil rights has sown mistrust between police officers and the communities they are supposed to protect.
Nine out of 10 people stopped are totally innocent, meaning they are neither arrested nor ticketed.
No gun is retrieved in 99.9 percent of stops.
The proportion of gun seizures to stops has fallen sharply — only 780 guns were confiscated last year, not much more than the 604 guns seized in 2003, when officers made 160,851 stops.
Though they account for only percent of the city’s population, black and Latino males between the ages of 14-24 accounted for percent 4.7% of population, and 41.6% of the stops in 2011. The number of stops of young black men exceeded the entire city population of young black men.

June 11, 2012July 12, 2012

6.15.12: NYCoRE Monthly Meeting

Join NYCoRE for its June Monthly Meeting!

Final Meeting of the 2011-2012 school year

This month’s political educations piece:

The Disappearance of Black and Latino Teachers, the Experiences of Teachers of Color, and their Effects on Students, Schools and Communities

If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online Monthly Meeting On-line Form

As an organization, NYCoRE is committed to racial and economic equality. NYCoRE’s People of Color group (NYCoRE-PoC) is a group of educators of color who are committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student groups.

At June’s member meeting we will engage in a critical exploration of the “disappearing” of teachers of color in our public schools, a trend
that has increased dramatically in the past eleven years under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In this presentation, we will share information that aims to illuminate the factors behind the disappearance of Black and Latino teachers and its effects on students, schools and communities. Finally, we will discuss how NYCoRE can collectively work to support teachers of color in our group, increase recruitment and retention of educators of color, and maintain a commitment to anti-racism in our organization.

Date: Friday, June 15, 2012

Where:NYU Pless Hall 3rd Floor Lounge
82 Washington Square East

Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM

There will also be a NYCoRE 101 Session at 5:30 for folks who are new to NYCoRE and who would like to hear more about the organization and ways to plug into it.

If you are interested, please RSVP on the form below, or go to the Monthly Meeting On-line Form

If you would like to facilitate a breakout group, please e-mail Rosie at Rosie@nycore.org

Some food will be provided.

Please bring ID

Please RSVP to give us a head count for food, and to notify security.

Thanks, NYCoRE Member Committee

http://www.nycore.org

Support provided by the Union Square Award, a project of the Tides Center.